A light train made up of two cars connected by a coupling is traveling at 80 km/h when the brakes are applied to both cars. 80 KPH A B Knowing that car A has a mass of 20,000 kilograms and car B a mass of 25,000 kilograms, and that the braking force is 20 kN on each car, determine: (a) the distance traveled by the train before it comes to a stop(in meters), (b) the force in the coupling between the cars while the car is slowing down(in kN)

A light train made up of two cars connected by a coupling is traveling at 80 km/h when the brakes are applied to both cars. 80 KPH A B Knowing that car A has a mass of 20,000 kilograms and car B a mass of 25,000 kilograms, and that the braking force is 20 kN on each car, determine: (a) the distance traveled by the train before it comes to a stop(in meters), (b) the force in the coupling between the cars while the car is slowing down(in kN)

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A light train made up of two cars connected by a coupling is traveling at 80 km/h when the
brakes are applied to both cars.
80 KPH
A
B
Knowing that car A has a mass of 20,000 kilograms and car B a mass of 25,000 kilograms, and that
the braking force is 20 kN on each car, determine:
(a) the distance traveled by the train before it comes to a stop(in meters),
(b) the force in the coupling between the cars while the car is slowing down(in kN)

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